Hate your Pap smear? An at-home screening could replace it for women over 30, say new US guidelines

New federal guidelines have expanded the options for cervical cancer screenings to include an at-home option — and no ...

Dread Pap smears? Federal guidelines now allow for a self-swab HPV test

Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...
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‘That’s an option?’: Patient gets a Pap smear during menstrual cycle. The OB-GYN asks if they want their flow ‘scooped out’

A TikTok claim has gone viral after a creator said that during a routine Pap smear, while they happened to be on their period ...

An easy at-home test to replace Pap smears is here—and will soon be fully covered by most insurance

While the Pap was invented in the 1940s and involves inspecting cervical cells for precancerous or cancerous shifts, in the ...